La
Cocina de Tita MoningAddress : #315
San Rafael Street, San Miguel
District, Manila
Telephone Number : (+632) 7342146 / (+632) 7342141
Facsimile Number : (+632) 7342141
Mobile Number : from Overseas : +639175383490
(look for Suzette Montinola)
from Manila : 09186551040
Email address : talktous@lacocinadetitamoning.comALL LUNCHES AND DINNERS ARE STRICTLY BY RESERVATION
The La Cocina Story
La
Cocina de Tita Moning began, as appropriately
named, in the kitchen.
When my grandmother passed away
in 1999, my aunts encouraged me to come up with
a shortlist of food items she was especially
known for. Being unemployed, and "searching for
myself", I said "why not?"
To my own amazement, people
ordered.
With the invaluable help of
my grandmother’s staff, La Cocina de
Tita Moning delivered more food orders in
that first Christmas than I ever imagined possible. |
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Turning the old house into a restaurant was never
really an idea, but for some reason, the dinners
began. Our first guests were just friends of friends.
Before I knew it, the phone was ringing with inquiries
and the press was knocking on our door writing wonderful
things.
Being the amazing and wonderful people that they
are, my family rallied around me. My Tita Uko and
Tita Ching came home from Sydney and New York to
clean up the house. My Mom and Dad and Tito Ramon
put capital in a venture they actually believed could
become something someday. My brother Billy got busy
on his computer making brochures, calling cards,
and designing labels for products.
The next few months and years just happened unto
another. What started as one room showcasing the
photographs of my family soon became eight rooms
showcasing history and all sorts of things.
One party became one hundred parties.
New Guests became new friends.
Today, I look in amazement at what a shortlist of
my grandmother’s specialties has grown into.
An ancestral home with a personal family museum where
a guest can experience first hand how those at the
turn of the century dined in Metro Manila. We are
one of a kind in Metro Manila. It is small as a business
but it is done in a very big way.
What stands today is the result of a lot of work
by a faithful and hardworking staff. It is born of
a great deal of confidence my family has placed in
me. And it exists because of luck, and of course,
the love that surrounds me everyday.
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